North Carolina General Assembly · 2025–2026 session
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Introduced by Gloristine Brown
This bill changes the earliest date that Pitt County Schools can start the school year from the Monday closest to August 26 to the Monday closest to August 10 (or the Friday or Monday adjacent if August 10 falls on a weekend). The change applies only to Pitt County beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
Education
Introduced by Bill Ward
This bill allows Hertford County Schools to align their school calendar with the calendar of Roanoke-Chowan Community College. It adds an exception to state law that normally sets specific opening and closing dates for public schools, enabling local school boards to coordinate their schedules with community colleges in their area.
Introduced by Harry Warren
This bill requires the North Carolina State Board of Elections to create a special sample form for organized voter registration drives that is visually distinct from official registration applications. The sample form would provide information about where to obtain official applications, registration deadlines, and election dates, but would not allow people to fill in personal information. Organizations conducting registration drives must register with their county board of elections and use only this sample form, not official application forms.
Elections & Voting
Introduced by Julia Howard
This bill allows Yadkin County Schools and Davie County Schools to align their school calendars with the calendars of Surry County Community College or Davidson-Davie Community College. It modifies state law to permit these two school districts to coordinate their opening and closing dates with their respective community college partners.
Introduced by Donny Lambeth
This bill gives Winston-Salem/Forsyth, Stokes, and Davidson County Schools more flexibility in setting school calendars by allowing them to start the school year as early as the Monday closest to August 11 (instead of August 26) and permits assessments to be given before the fall semester ends if schools use an early-closing fall calendar.
Introduced by Brian Biggs
This bill amends North Carolina's state human resources law to designate statewide general election days as paid holidays for state employees. The change maintains the current limit of 13 paid holidays per year by adjusting how holidays are counted.
Introduced by Terence Everitt
This bill adds approximately 100 parcels of property to the City of Creedmoor's corporate limits effective June 30, 2025, while removing one parcel from the city. Property owners in the added areas will begin paying Creedmoor municipal taxes starting July 1, 2025, while the removed parcel will no longer be subject to those taxes.
Local Government
Introduced by Kandie Smith
This bill restores the authority of Pitt County and its municipalities to initiate down-zoning (reducing the allowed development density or permitted uses of land) without requiring written consent from all affected property owners. It applies retroactively to December 11, 2024, and reverses restrictions that were imposed by a 2024 state law.
Introduced by Erin Pare
This bill allows Wake County Schools to align their school calendar with the calendar of local community colleges that serve the county. It modifies state law to give Wake County Schools this specific flexibility, effective starting with the 2025-2026 school year.
Introduced by Jarrod Lowery
This bill appropriates $50 million in state funds to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to establish and develop a diabetes research institute. The funds are designated as nonrecurring (one-time) and would become available starting July 1, 2025.
Taxes & Budget
Introduced by Michael Lazzara
This bill appropriates $3 million in state funding to the Onslow Water and Sewer Authority to construct a water tower that will serve North Topsail Beach. The funds come from the state's General Fund and are designated for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
This bill appropriates $500,000 in state funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain Foundation, specifically for operational expenses and program expansion at clubs located in Pitt County. The funds are classified as nonrecurring, meaning they are a one-time appropriation rather than ongoing funding.
This bill would dissolve the state's relationship with NCInnovation and require the organization to return all state funds and assets back to North Carolina. The returned funds would be deposited into the state's General Fund and would remain unspent unless the General Assembly appropriates them in a future bill.
Introduced by Lisa Grafstein
This bill modifies North Carolina labor law by adding language affirming labor organizations' right to enter into labor agreements, while maintaining existing 'right-to-work' protections that prohibit requiring workers to join unions or pay union dues as a condition of employment. It also repeals Article 12 of Chapter 95, which previously contained additional labor restrictions.
Business & Labor
Introduced by Mike Clampitt
This bill gives Jackson, Swain, and Transylvania County Schools additional flexibility in setting their school calendar start and end dates. It allows these three counties to open schools as early as the Monday closest to August 19 (instead of August 26) if they can show they've had eight or more weather-related closures in any four of the last ten years.
Introduced by Blair Eddins
This bill gives Wilkes County Schools and Alexander County Schools additional flexibility in setting their school calendar opening and closing dates. Specifically, it allows these two school systems to start the school year as early as the Monday closest to August 19 (instead of the standard August 26) if they meet certain conditions, such as having experienced frequent weather-related closures in recent years.
This bill allows Gates County Schools to align their school calendar with the calendar of College of the Albemarle, a community college in the area. Currently, state law sets specific opening and closing dates for public school calendars, but this bill creates an exception for Gates County to coordinate their schedule with the local community college.
Introduced by Sydney Batch
This bill changes how North Carolina elects judges by returning to nonpartisan elections (without party labels) for Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, superior court, and district court judges. It also reestablishes a public campaign financing system for judicial candidates who voluntarily accept spending limits and demonstrate public support through small donations.
Introduced by William Rabon
This resolution establishes the procedural rules for how the North Carolina Senate nominates and elects members to the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina. It sets a nomination period (February 24-28, 2025), requires Senate Committee screening of candidates, and outlines the voting process to fill six available four-year terms by March 24, 2025.
Introduced by Marcia Morey
This bill changes North Carolina judicial elections from partisan (party-based) to nonpartisan elections for Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, superior court, and district court judges, effective in 2026. It also reestablishes a public campaign financing program for judicial candidates who voluntarily accept spending limits and demonstrate public support through qualifying contributions.
Introduced by Todd Johnson
This bill enacts a new Continuing Care Retirement Communities Act that creates a licensing and regulatory framework for retirement communities offering long-term housing and healthcare services. The Department of Insurance will oversee providers, require financial disclosures, monitor solvency, and protect resident deposits through escrow accounts.
Healthcare
Introduced by Frances Jackson
This bill gives Cumberland County Schools flexibility in setting their school calendar by allowing them to open as early as the Monday closest to August 19 (instead of the standard August 26) if they can show they've had at least 8 days of weather-related closings in 4 of the last 10 years. The change takes effect for the 2025-2026 school year.
This bill creates a faster legal process for property owners to remove squatters (unauthorized occupants with no legal right to be there) from residential property in North Carolina. A property owner can file a sworn affidavit with a clerk of court or magistrate, and law enforcement must remove the person within 24 hours if the conditions are met.
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Introduced by Vickie Sawyer
This bill creates a pilot program allowing large school districts (5,000+ students) to submit flexibility plans that give them greater control over how they spend state education funds and hire teachers. Participating districts must meet specific academic goals by 2031, including 90% teacher retention and improved student growth rates, with the State Board of Education reviewing progress and terminating plans that fail to meet targets.